Monday, 9 March 2009

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Coolio arrested for drug possession

Celebrity Big Brother rapper out on bail

Coolio shot to fame with 1995 single Gangsta's Paradise

Coolio has been charged with drug possession after being arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday.

The rapper, 45, real name Artis Leon Ivey Jr, has since been released on £7,000 bail.

His manager Susan Haber told the AP news agency she had not spoken to the star since his arrest. 

Coolio came third on Celebrity Big Brother in January 2009.